I’ve found myself this week in more of a reflective mood than usual. Easily understood; my time as Executive Director at WISCAP is ending with the month of June as I head into retirement. And in my thoughts, surprisingly, I…

Couleecap, Inc. has announced the hiring of a new executive director, Hetti Brown, to succeed Grace Jones, who has been the Community Action Agency’s leader since 1986 and is retiring in July. Hetti comes to Couleecap from the Deleware Department…

The Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP) held its annual meeting on May 22-24, celebrating Community Action Month. As part of this event, WISCAP hosted its 2017 Annual Luncheon and Awards Program on Tuesday, May 23rd. The association presented these…

A nation’s budget is not just a blueprint for spending and revenues reflecting the country’s activities. It is also, importantly, a statement on the country’s values, its priorities, its’ vision for how it will work towards creating that elusive “more…

This year’s Poverty Matters! Conference will be held Wednesday, September 13-Thursday, September 14 at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center in Stevens Point, WI. More information on the conference can be found here.

Next year will be my 40th in Community Action and one of the most satisfying outcomes of all that time has been the hundreds and hundreds of people I’ve met and been fortunate to build working relationships with – people…

There are hundreds of thousands of low-income individuals in Wisconsin (13% of the state’s population); individuals attempting to get a leg up on the ladder to self-sufficiency. There are also hundreds of low-income communities in our state – most very…